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Dubbed 'Lust in the Dust' by Hollywood wags and, at $5 million, the most expensive film made up to that time, DUEL IN THE SUN stars Jennifer Jones as Pearl Chavez, a stunning young mixed-race woman. After her father's death, she's taken in by distant relative Laura Belle McCanles (Lillian Gish), whose husband, Senator (Lionel .. Read more

Starring	Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Lionel Barrymore
Director	King Vidor
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- Massive Western, dominated and fragmented by its producer, who bought the best talent and proceeded to interfere with it, so that while individual scenes are marvellous, the narrative has little flow. The final gory shoot-up between two lovers was much di
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Selznick who produced this was sleeping with the leading lady (Ms Jones) and created this hot opus for her. He spent a fortune on the film and after two years ... read more »
  
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  beautiful. tragic love story. Nice to watch on a long winter evening.
  
  Recomended to people who like old movies...
  
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  This is one of the better westerns. It is well acted and keeps your interest throughout. However, in places I thought it was over-acted, and the ending is far... read more »
  
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  This is without doubt one of the most bizarre films I have seen for a long time. I found the plot, such as it was, quite hard to follow and the relationships ... read more »
  
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  Not Gone with the Wind
  
  Selznick who produced this was sleeping with the leading lady (Ms Jones) and created this hot opus for her. He spent a fortune on the film and after two years ... read more »
  
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- - Ish
  - Devon, England
  - 24 Nov 2004 at 10:59
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  Not Gone with the Wind
  
  Selznick who produced this was sleeping with the leading lady (Ms Jones) and created this hot opus for her. He spent a fortune on the film and after two years ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 55327
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Ish
  - Devon, England
  - 24 Nov 2004 at 10:59
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  Duel in the Sun
  
  This is one of the better westerns. It is well acted and keeps your interest throughout. However, in places I thought it was over-acted, and the ending is far... read more »
  
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  - Leicester
  - 14 Dec 2008 at 16:03
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  Bizarre
  
  This is without doubt one of the most bizarre films I have seen for a long time. I found the plot, such as it was, quite hard to follow and the relationships ... read more »
  
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  duel in the sun
  
  beautiful. tragic love story. Nice to watch on a long winter evening.
  
  Recomended to people who like old movies...
  
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- Massive Western, dominated and fragmented by its producer, who bought the best talent and proceeded to interfere with it, so that while individual scenes are marvellous, the narrative has little flow. The final gory shoot-up between two lovers was much di
- 31124
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  Dubbed 'Lust in the Dust' by Hollywood wags and, at $5 million, the most expensive film made up to that time, DUEL IN THE SUN stars Jennifer Jones as Pearl Chavez, a stunning young mixed-race woman. After her father's death, she's taken in by distant relative Laura Belle McCanles (Lillian Gish), ...